Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get directions, maps, and traffic for mesopotamia, oh. While largely a desert improve your knowledge on mesopotamia with fun facts for kids. The rivers are the tigris and euphrates which flow through modern iraq. Make research projects and school reports about mesopotamia easy with credible is a greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. Where is mesopotamia located? What are its main characteristics where was located tigris euphrates civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 bc5000 bc first city states gradually develop southern mesopotamia of region southwestern asia where world's was dammed up to collect basins, near which fields were located site known civilization, southernmost part mesopotamia, between tigris and euphrates rivers, area that later became patriarch abraham called from ur. Mesopotamia means the land word mesopotamia comes from greek words meaning 'land between rivers. Where is mesopotamia and what its history? Thoughtco. The map of ancient mesopotamia is dotted with cities along the southern literally means between two rivers referring to tigris and euphrates in what mostly iraq today. Lower mesopotamia is located the modern country of iraq, while upper. It was between two rivers, the tigris and euphrates. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? Mesopotamia ancient history encyclopedia. Modern day iraq, turkey, syria and egypt are located where mesopotamia was. Where was mesopotamia located? Worldatlas. The region corresponds to most parts of modern day iraq as well iran, kuwait, syria, and turkey ancient mesopotamia was located in what is now southern. Find out more about where mesopotamia was located and learn from dk find tigris euphrates river valley civilization. The region was called 'mesopotamia,' which means between two rivers, because it located the tigris and euphrates rivers mesopotamia (from greek, meaning 'between rivers') an ancient in eastern mediterranean bounded northeast by zagros mountains southeast arabian plateau, corresponding to today's iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern day iran, syria turkey jun 6, 2017 is a term used refer medieval on banks now lies middle east. Mesopotamia, oh mesopotamia, ohio map & directions mapquestencyclopedia articles location mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia saw the babylonian and assyrian civilizationshistorical region, asia map of ancient history israel. Geography mesopotamia land between the rivers. Ancient mesopotamia geography & maps for kids. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? ancient history encyclopedia. Mesopotamia briraq
mesopotamia was a historical region situated within the tigris euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of iraq plus kuwait, ancient land occupied all or part that now comprises day countries iraq, iran, syria a

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Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!
Corrections: The Anunnaki are under world judges.
the Igigi help bin the heavens and can be compared to the Eloheim.
Links on the material mentioned here:
Books Mentioned:
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Othershttp://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/0192835890
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/0691035032
Gods , Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0714117056
Recommended:
Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765
Texts mentioned:
The Vision of the Netherworld-
About: http://www.hell-on-line.org/TextsANE.html#The%20Vision%20of%20Kumma
Vision on Enkidu:
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/tab7.htmErra and Ishum epic:
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html
DanielChapter 7:
http://www.truthnet.org/Daniel/Chapter7/
Ezekiel visions:
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
( JPS)
So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
( JPS)
And the form of a hand was put forth, and I was taken by a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
( JPS)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
( JPS)
And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from Me.
( JPS)
Eze_3:12; Eze_3:14; Eze_8:3; Eze_11:1; Eze_11:24;
Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html
Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html
Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm
DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm
"Even so, however, I did not get them away without misadventure. We had with us a certain youth named Elpenor, not very remarkable for sense or courage, who had got drunk and was lying on the house-top away from the rest of the men, to sleep off his liquor in the cool. When he heard the noise of the men bustling about, he jumped up on a sudden and forgot all about coming down by the main staircase, so he tumbled right off the roof and broke his neck, and his soul went down to the house of Hades. -The Odyssey book 10
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.10.x.html
Essay on the demons:
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=384
Extra Credit:
How is the underworld of today viewed as compared to that of Mesopotamia?
What were the Gates of Hell?
What was Christ doing in the underworld?
http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/documents/Christ_in_hell/
What was Ishtar's threat about the release of the Dead and how is this compared to the release of the dead from Hell in the NT texts.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
How do funeral rites compare to that of the last supper in the NT?
What importance was it for the women to anoint Jesus head with oil in light of Mesopotamian theology?
Be sure to see:
Flat EarthBible - EP 2 A word from the bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEWC5gmBpu8

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LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times.

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The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to being appreciated as works of art. 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm' connects this group of pieces with over sixty modern and contemporary works-paintings, sculptures, engravings, and videos-by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Willi Baumeister, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Le Corbusier. Visitors will experience the powerful impact that these discoveries had on some of the leading figures of twentieth-century art and will be able to follow the traces they left in the development of artistic language from modernity up until today.
https://www.fmirobcn.org/en/exhibitions/5727/sumer-and-the-modern-paradigm

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The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple was built around 2500 B.C. this was when the Sumerian cities were reaching the top of their power and influence. The temple included eight large copper-sheathed lions guarding the entrance. The insides of the temple were decorated with elegant reliefs inlaid with red limestone and mother of pearl.
The remains of a number of simple private houses were also found by Hall and Woolley at Tell-al-Ubaid. Some of the homes were of sun-dried clay bricks and dated from Sumerian times, here is where things get interesting, in the lower levels of the tell, a tell in archeology is an artificial mound formed from continuous staking of remains of people living on the same site for a period of time. They found smaller houses made from reeds that dated from an earlier period. At the lowest level of the site of Ur, Woolley found similar huts, along with primitive pottery. This lead Woolley and his colleagues to conclude that the Sumerian culture came directly after a less developed culture, a culture that most likely made up the first people to settle and grow crops on the southern Mesopotamia plain. The archeologists conceived the term Ubaidian, which was appropriate as it was named from the site Tell al-Ubaid, to describe the new found culture."
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_(archaeology)
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/64302-tell-al-ubaid.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/ubaidian-culture-ubaid-roots-mesopotamia-173089
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/70458-ubaidian-culture.html

published:16 Jul 2017

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Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh.
The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenids and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This GreekPtolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.
The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques, the first known ships,
Egyptian faience and glass technology, new forms of literature, and the earliest known peace treaty with Hittites.
Egypt left a lasting legacy. Its art and architecture were widely copied, and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world. Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travellers and writers for centuries. A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy.

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Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

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Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

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The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in history who used copper tools, they lived in two-storied houses and sat on chairs, while the rest of the world was stuck in the middle of the Stone Age. And they invented writing. oldest copper mines of the world, bake bread using ovens that are 8000 years old.This culture lived 2000 years in peace as an equivalent society. But then, they discovered gold. This marks the end of the Danube Civilization. Warriors from the Russian steppe extinguished this society 6000 years ago. The era of money and power began.The heart of Old Europe was in the lower Danube valley, in contemporary Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Moldova. Old European copper smiths were the most advanced metal artisans in the world. Their intense interest in acquiring copper, Aegean shells, and other rare valuables gave rise to far-reaching trading networks. In their graves, the bodies of Old European chieftains were adorned with pounds of gold and copper ornaments. Their funerals were without parallel in the Near East or Egypt.
An unparalleled introduction to Old Europe's cultural, technological, and artistic legacy,For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5000 B.C., they farmed and built sizable towns, a few with as many as 10,000 dwellings. They mastered large-scale copper smelting, the new technology of the age. Their graves held an impressive array of exquisite headdresses and necklaces and, in one cemetery, the earliest major assemblage of gold artifacts to be found anywhere in the world.
The striking designs of their pottery speak of the refinement of the culture's visual language. Until recent discoveries, the most intriguing artifacts were the ubiquitous terracotta "goddess" figurines, originally interpreted as evidence of the spiritual and political power of women in society.
At its peak, around 4500 B.C., said David W. Anthony, the exhibition's guest curator, "Old Europe was among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced places in the world" and was developing "many of the political, technological and ideological signs of civilization." Admiring the colorful ceramics, Dr. Bagnall, a specialist in Egyptian archaeology, remarked that at the time "Egyptians were certainly not making pottery like this.
The story now emerging is of pioneer farmers after about 6200 B.C. moving north into Old Europe from Greece and Macedonia, bringing wheat and barley seeds and domesticated cattle and sheep. They established colonies along the Black Sea and in the river plains and hills, and these evolved into related but somewhat distinct cultures, archaeologists have learned. The settlements maintained close contact through networks of trade in copper and gold and also shared patterns of ceramics.
The Spondylus shell from the Aegean Sea was a special item of trade. Perhaps the shells, used in pendants and bracelets, were symbols of their Aegean ancestors. Other scholars view such long-distance acquisitions as being motivated in part by ideology in which goods are not commodities in the modern sense but rather "valuables," symbols of status and recognition.

Babylonian religion

Babylonian religion is the religious practice of Babylonia. Babylonian mythology was greatly influenced by their Sumerian counterparts, and was written on clay tablets inscribed with the cuneiform script derived from Sumerian cuneiform. The myths were usually either written in Sumerian or Akkadian. Some Babylonian texts were translations into Akkadian from the Sumerian language of earlier texts, although the names of some deities were changed in Babylonian texts.

Many of the stories of the Tanakh are believed to have been based on, influenced by, or inspired by the legendary mythological past of the Near East.

Mythology and cosmology

Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babyloniandeities, heroes, and mythological creatures. These stories served many social, political, ceremonial purposes, and at times tried to explain natural phenomena. Chaldean religion was largely centered on civilization.

Babylonian mythology was greatly influenced by their Sumerian counterparts, and was written on clay tablets inscribed with the cuneiform script derived from sumerian cuneiform. The myths were usually either written in Sumerian or Akkadian. Some Babylonian texts were even translations into Akkadian from the Sumerian language of earlier texts, though the names of some deities were changed in Babylonian texts.

Names and etymology

The Latin name Dānuvius is one of a number of "Old European" river names derived from a Proto-Indo-European*dānu. Other river names from the same root include the Don, Donets, Dzvina/Duna, Dysna, Dnieper and Dniestr.
In Rigvedic Sanskrit, dānu means "fluid, drop", in Avestan, the same word means "river". In the Rigveda, Dānu once appears as the mother of Vrtra. It is possible that dānu in Scythian as in Avestan was a generic word for "river": Dniepr and Dniestr, from Danapris and Danastius, are presumed to continue Scythian *dānu apara "far river" and *dānu nazdya- "near river", respectively.

Ancient Mesopotamia - The Sumerians - Full Documentary

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

Where Is The Mesopotamia Located?

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get directions, maps, and traffic for mesopotamia, oh. While largely a desert improve your knowledge on mesopotamia with fun facts for kids. The rivers are the tigris and euphrates which flow through modern iraq. Make research projects and school reports about mesopotamia easy with credible is a greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. Where is mesopotamia located? What are its main characteristics where was located tigris euphrates civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 bc5000 bc first city states gradually develop southern mesopotamia of region southwestern asia where world's was dammed up to collect basins, near which fields were located site known civilization, southernmost part mesopotamia, between tigris and euphrates rivers, area that later became patriarch abraham called from ur. Mesopotamia means the land word mesopotamia comes from greek words meaning 'land between rivers. Where is mesopotamia and what its history? Thoughtco. The map of ancient mesopotamia is dotted with cities along the southern literally means between two rivers referring to tigris and euphrates in what mostly iraq today. Lower mesopotamia is located the modern country of iraq, while upper. It was between two rivers, the tigris and euphrates. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? Mesopotamia ancient history encyclopedia. Modern day iraq, turkey, syria and egypt are located where mesopotamia was. Where was mesopotamia located? Worldatlas. The region corresponds to most parts of modern day iraq as well iran, kuwait, syria, and turkey ancient mesopotamia was located in what is now southern. Find out more about where mesopotamia was located and learn from dk find tigris euphrates river valley civilization. The region was called 'mesopotamia,' which means between two rivers, because it located the tigris and euphrates rivers mesopotamia (from greek, meaning 'between rivers') an ancient in eastern mediterranean bounded northeast by zagros mountains southeast arabian plateau, corresponding to today's iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern day iran, syria turkey jun 6, 2017 is a term used refer medieval on banks now lies middle east. Mesopotamia, oh mesopotamia, ohio map & directions mapquestencyclopedia articles location mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia saw the babylonian and assyrian civilizationshistorical region, asia map of ancient history israel. Geography mesopotamia land between the rivers. Ancient mesopotamia geography & maps for kids. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? ancient history encyclopedia. Mesopotamia briraq
mesopotamia was a historical region situated within the tigris euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of iraq plus kuwait, ancient land occupied all or part that now comprises day countries iraq, iran, syria a

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1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!
Corrections: The Anunnaki are under world judges.
the Igigi help bin the heavens and can be compared to the Eloheim.
Links on the material mentioned here:
Books Mentioned:
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Othershttp://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/0192835890
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/0691035032
Gods , Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0714117056
Recommended:
Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765
Texts mentioned:
The Vision of the Netherworld-
About: http://www.hell-on-line.org/TextsANE.html#The%20Vision%20of%20Kumma
Vision on Enkidu:
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/tab7.htmErra and Ishum epic:
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html
DanielChapter 7:
http://www.truthnet.org/Daniel/Chapter7/
Ezekiel visions:
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
( JPS)
So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
( JPS)
And the form of a hand was put forth, and I was taken by a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
( JPS)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
( JPS)
And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from Me.
( JPS)
Eze_3:12; Eze_3:14; Eze_8:3; Eze_11:1; Eze_11:24;
Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html
Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html
Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm
DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm
"Even so, however, I did not get them away without misadventure. We had with us a certain youth named Elpenor, not very remarkable for sense or courage, who had got drunk and was lying on the house-top away from the rest of the men, to sleep off his liquor in the cool. When he heard the noise of the men bustling about, he jumped up on a sudden and forgot all about coming down by the main staircase, so he tumbled right off the roof and broke his neck, and his soul went down to the house of Hades. -The Odyssey book 10
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.10.x.html
Essay on the demons:
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=384
Extra Credit:
How is the underworld of today viewed as compared to that of Mesopotamia?
What were the Gates of Hell?
What was Christ doing in the underworld?
http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/documents/Christ_in_hell/
What was Ishtar's threat about the release of the Dead and how is this compared to the release of the dead from Hell in the NT texts.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
How do funeral rites compare to that of the last supper in the NT?
What importance was it for the women to anoint Jesus head with oil in light of Mesopotamian theology?
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32:07

History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times.

7:25

Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to being appreciated as works of art. 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm' connects this group of pieces with over sixty modern and contemporary works-paintings, sculptures, engravings, and videos-by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Willi Baumeister, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Le Corbusier. Visitors will experience the powerful impact that these discoveries had on some of the leading figures of twentieth-century art and will be able to follow the traces they left in the development of artistic language from modernity up until today.
https://www.fmirobcn.org/en/exhibitions/5727/sumer-and-the-modern-paradigm

13:59

Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers

Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers

Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers

9:42

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple was built around 2500 B.C. this was when the Sumerian cities were reaching the top of their power and influence. The temple included eight large copper-sheathed lions guarding the entrance. The insides of the temple were decorated with elegant reliefs inlaid with red limestone and mother of pearl.
The remains of a number of simple private houses were also found by Hall and Woolley at Tell-al-Ubaid. Some of the homes were of sun-dried clay bricks and dated from Sumerian times, here is where things get interesting, in the lower levels of the tell, a tell in archeology is an artificial mound formed from continuous staking of remains of people living on the same site for a period of time. They found smaller houses made from reeds that dated from an earlier period. At the lowest level of the site of Ur, Woolley found similar huts, along with primitive pottery. This lead Woolley and his colleagues to conclude that the Sumerian culture came directly after a less developed culture, a culture that most likely made up the first people to settle and grow crops on the southern Mesopotamia plain. The archeologists conceived the term Ubaidian, which was appropriate as it was named from the site Tell al-Ubaid, to describe the new found culture."
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https://www.thoughtco.com/ubaidian-culture-ubaid-roots-mesopotamia-173089
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6:18

Ancient Egyptian Civilization & Arts

Ancient Egyptian Civilization & Arts

Ancient Egyptian Civilization & Arts

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh.
The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenids and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This GreekPtolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.
The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques, the first known ships,
Egyptian faience and glass technology, new forms of literature, and the earliest known peace treaty with Hittites.
Egypt left a lasting legacy. Its art and architecture were widely copied, and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world. Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travellers and writers for centuries. A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy.

Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

0:19

Sumer Meaning

Sumer Meaning

Sumer Meaning

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

7:29

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in history who used copper tools, they lived in two-storied houses and sat on chairs, while the rest of the world was stuck in the middle of the Stone Age. And they invented writing. oldest copper mines of the world, bake bread using ovens that are 8000 years old.This culture lived 2000 years in peace as an equivalent society. But then, they discovered gold. This marks the end of the Danube Civilization. Warriors from the Russian steppe extinguished this society 6000 years ago. The era of money and power began.The heart of Old Europe was in the lower Danube valley, in contemporary Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Moldova. Old European copper smiths were the most advanced metal artisans in the world. Their intense interest in acquiring copper, Aegean shells, and other rare valuables gave rise to far-reaching trading networks. In their graves, the bodies of Old European chieftains were adorned with pounds of gold and copper ornaments. Their funerals were without parallel in the Near East or Egypt.
An unparalleled introduction to Old Europe's cultural, technological, and artistic legacy,For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5000 B.C., they farmed and built sizable towns, a few with as many as 10,000 dwellings. They mastered large-scale copper smelting, the new technology of the age. Their graves held an impressive array of exquisite headdresses and necklaces and, in one cemetery, the earliest major assemblage of gold artifacts to be found anywhere in the world.
The striking designs of their pottery speak of the refinement of the culture's visual language. Until recent discoveries, the most intriguing artifacts were the ubiquitous terracotta "goddess" figurines, originally interpreted as evidence of the spiritual and political power of women in society.
At its peak, around 4500 B.C., said David W. Anthony, the exhibition's guest curator, "Old Europe was among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced places in the world" and was developing "many of the political, technological and ideological signs of civilization." Admiring the colorful ceramics, Dr. Bagnall, a specialist in Egyptian archaeology, remarked that at the time "Egyptians were certainly not making pottery like this.
The story now emerging is of pioneer farmers after about 6200 B.C. moving north into Old Europe from Greece and Macedonia, bringing wheat and barley seeds and domesticated cattle and sheep. They established colonies along the Black Sea and in the river plains and hills, and these evolved into related but somewhat distinct cultures, archaeologists have learned. The settlements maintained close contact through networks of trade in copper and gold and also shared patterns of ceramics.
The Spondylus shell from the Aegean Sea was a special item of trade. Perhaps the shells, used in pendants and bracelets, were symbols of their Aegean ancestors. Other scholars view such long-distance acquisitions as being motivated in part by ideology in which goods are not commodities in the modern sense but rather "valuables," symbols of status and recognition.

Laws of Mesopotamia SONG by Jack Williams and Sam Iannone

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do so X2
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
People, this picture wasn’t a fail
I said people, made hammurabi prevail
I said people, the sun god gave him the scale
Of all the laws to go follow
People, don’t hurt the higher class
You’ll get beat up, you’ll get thrown on the grass
But you can hurt the lower classes
Punishments are worse for them
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
The laws of Mesopotamia!
Works Cited
"Ancient Mesopotamia." : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.
"The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi." The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
History.com Staff. "Hammurabi." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.

Ishtar - Descent To The Underworld (Babylonian mythology)

Ishtar, Descent To The Underworld. Ishtar was believed to be the daughter of the Anunnaki Anu, the god of the sky in the ancient mystery of Babylonian mythology. Although Ishtar was widely venerated, Ishtar was particularly worshipped in the Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of ancient Assyria and in the south Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Ishtar 's mystery and the descent were closely associated with lions and with the eight-pointed star, which was often used as one of Ishtar's symbols. In the Babylonian mythology or pantheon, Ishtar "was the ancient divine personification of the planet Venus." A descent to the Underworld imminent for the ancient Ishtar. Felix Guirand refers to Ishtar's holy city Uruk as the "town of the sacred courtesans" and to Ishtar herself as the "courtesan of the gods." During the Akkadian Period, Ishtar was often depicted as a heavily armed ancient warrior goddess from Babylonian mythology, frequently accompanied by lions, which were among the many mystery symbols Ishtar adopted from the Sumerian goddess Inanna. In ancient Mesopotamian iconography, the most common symbol of Ishtar is the ancient eight-pointed star, though the exact number of points sometimes varies. Ishtar and her descent to the underworld is very interesting. The ancient mystery of the mysterious Six-pointed stars also occur frequently, but their symbolic meaning is unknown. The eight-pointed star was originally associated with Inanna and seems to have originally borne a general association with the heavens, but, by the ancient Babylonian Period, it had come to be specifically associated with the planet Venus, with which Ishtar was identified and the goddess known as Ishtar. Babylonian mythology was greatly influenced by their Sumerian mythology counterparts and was written on clay tablets inscribed with the cuneiform script derived from Sumerian cuneiform. The myths were usually either written in Sumerian or Akkadian. Some Babylonian mythology texts were even translations into Akkadian from the Sumerian language of earlier texts, though the names of some deities were changed in Babylonian texts. An ancient mystery of it's own, Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures including the Anunnaki gods. These stories served many social, political, ceremonial purposes, and at times tried to explain natural phenomena.watch video for more information on Ishtar the mother goddess and the descent to the Underworld from Babylonian mythology at ancient mystery on youtube.
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Upper and Lower Egypt

hey there today i talk about in a short video of Upper and Lower Egypt in history... music for the intro is by the permission i can use of :Derek Fiechter
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1:41

Mesopotamian Water Crisis

Mesopotamian Water Crisis

Mesopotamian Water Crisis

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11:55

Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.
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Ancient Mesopotamia - The Sumerians - Full Documentary

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built c...

Where Is The Mesopotamia Located?

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get directions, maps, and traffic for mesopotamia, oh. While largely a desert improve your knowledge on mesopotamia with fun facts for kids. The rivers are the tigris and euphrates which flow through modern iraq. Make research projects and school reports about mesopotamia easy with credible is a greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. Where is mesopotamia located? What are its main characteristics where was located tigris euphrates civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 bc5000 bc first city states gradually develop southern mesopotamia of region southwestern asia where world's was dammed up to collec...

History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; ...

published: 11 Dec 2017

Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to...

published: 13 Nov 2017

Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers

published: 26 Oct 2010

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple w...

Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

published: 14 Nov 2017

Sumer Meaning

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

published: 30 Apr 2015

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in ...

Laws of Mesopotamia SONG by Jack Williams and Sam Iannone

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do so X2
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
People, this picture wasn’t a fail
I said people, made hammurabi prevail
I said people, the sun god gave him the scale
Of all the laws to go follow
People, don’t hurt the higher class
You’ll get beat up, you’ll get thrown on the grass
But you can hurt the lower classes
Punishments are worse for them
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two law...

published: 08 Nov 2016

Geography of Iraq

The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into four main regions: the desert , Upper Mesopotamia , the northern highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Lower Mesopotamia, the alluvial plain extending from around Tikrit to the Persian Gulf.The mountains in the northeast are an extension of the alpine system that runs eastward from the Balkans through southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, eventually reaching the Himalayas.The desert is in the southwest and central provinces along the borders with Saudi Arabia and Jordan and geographically belongs with the Arabian Peninsula.Iraq holds a special distinction in the history of geography: a clay tablet generally accepted as "the earliest known map" was unearthed in 1930 during the excavation of Ga-Sur at NuziYorghan Tepe, near the to...

published: 16 Sep 2016

Ishtar - Descent To The Underworld (Babylonian mythology)

Ishtar, Descent To The Underworld. Ishtar was believed to be the daughter of the Anunnaki Anu, the god of the sky in the ancient mystery of Babylonian mythology. Although Ishtar was widely venerated, Ishtar was particularly worshipped in the Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of ancient Assyria and in the south Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Ishtar 's mystery and the descent were closely associated with lions and with the eight-pointed star, which was often used as one of Ishtar's symbols. In the Babylonian mythology or pantheon, Ishtar "was the ancient divine personification of the planet Venus." A descent to the Underworld imminent for the ancient Ishtar. Felix Guirand refers to Ishtar's holy city Uruk as the "town of the sacred courtesans" and to Ishtar herself as the "courtesan of the gods." Dur...

Upper and Lower Egypt

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published: 03 Feb 2017

Mesopotamian Water Crisis

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published: 23 Oct 2013

Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.
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Ancient Mesopotamia - The Sumerians - Full Documentary

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glanc...

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

Where Is The Mesopotamia Located?

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get dir...

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get directions, maps, and traffic for mesopotamia, oh. While largely a desert improve your knowledge on mesopotamia with fun facts for kids. The rivers are the tigris and euphrates which flow through modern iraq. Make research projects and school reports about mesopotamia easy with credible is a greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. Where is mesopotamia located? What are its main characteristics where was located tigris euphrates civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 bc5000 bc first city states gradually develop southern mesopotamia of region southwestern asia where world's was dammed up to collect basins, near which fields were located site known civilization, southernmost part mesopotamia, between tigris and euphrates rivers, area that later became patriarch abraham called from ur. Mesopotamia means the land word mesopotamia comes from greek words meaning 'land between rivers. Where is mesopotamia and what its history? Thoughtco. The map of ancient mesopotamia is dotted with cities along the southern literally means between two rivers referring to tigris and euphrates in what mostly iraq today. Lower mesopotamia is located the modern country of iraq, while upper. It was between two rivers, the tigris and euphrates. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? Mesopotamia ancient history encyclopedia. Modern day iraq, turkey, syria and egypt are located where mesopotamia was. Where was mesopotamia located? Worldatlas. The region corresponds to most parts of modern day iraq as well iran, kuwait, syria, and turkey ancient mesopotamia was located in what is now southern. Find out more about where mesopotamia was located and learn from dk find tigris euphrates river valley civilization. The region was called 'mesopotamia,' which means between two rivers, because it located the tigris and euphrates rivers mesopotamia (from greek, meaning 'between rivers') an ancient in eastern mediterranean bounded northeast by zagros mountains southeast arabian plateau, corresponding to today's iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern day iran, syria turkey jun 6, 2017 is a term used refer medieval on banks now lies middle east. Mesopotamia, oh mesopotamia, ohio map & directions mapquestencyclopedia articles location mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia saw the babylonian and assyrian civilizationshistorical region, asia map of ancient history israel. Geography mesopotamia land between the rivers. Ancient mesopotamia geography & maps for kids. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? ancient history encyclopedia. Mesopotamia briraq
mesopotamia was a historical region situated within the tigris euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of iraq plus kuwait, ancient land occupied all or part that now comprises day countries iraq, iran, syria a

In fact, the word mesopotamia is greek feb 6, 2017 where mesopotamia? Find out more about this amazing region in iraq, one of cradles human civilization get directions, maps, and traffic for mesopotamia, oh. While largely a desert improve your knowledge on mesopotamia with fun facts for kids. The rivers are the tigris and euphrates which flow through modern iraq. Make research projects and school reports about mesopotamia easy with credible is a greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. Where is mesopotamia located? What are its main characteristics where was located tigris euphrates civilization. Here, the earliest cities in world history appeared, about 3500 bc5000 bc first city states gradually develop southern mesopotamia of region southwestern asia where world's was dammed up to collect basins, near which fields were located site known civilization, southernmost part mesopotamia, between tigris and euphrates rivers, area that later became patriarch abraham called from ur. Mesopotamia means the land word mesopotamia comes from greek words meaning 'land between rivers. Where is mesopotamia and what its history? Thoughtco. The map of ancient mesopotamia is dotted with cities along the southern literally means between two rivers referring to tigris and euphrates in what mostly iraq today. Lower mesopotamia is located the modern country of iraq, while upper. It was between two rivers, the tigris and euphrates. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? Mesopotamia ancient history encyclopedia. Modern day iraq, turkey, syria and egypt are located where mesopotamia was. Where was mesopotamia located? Worldatlas. The region corresponds to most parts of modern day iraq as well iran, kuwait, syria, and turkey ancient mesopotamia was located in what is now southern. Find out more about where mesopotamia was located and learn from dk find tigris euphrates river valley civilization. The region was called 'mesopotamia,' which means between two rivers, because it located the tigris and euphrates rivers mesopotamia (from greek, meaning 'between rivers') an ancient in eastern mediterranean bounded northeast by zagros mountains southeast arabian plateau, corresponding to today's iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern day iran, syria turkey jun 6, 2017 is a term used refer medieval on banks now lies middle east. Mesopotamia, oh mesopotamia, ohio map & directions mapquestencyclopedia articles location mesopotamia. Ancient mesopotamia saw the babylonian and assyrian civilizationshistorical region, asia map of ancient history israel. Geography mesopotamia land between the rivers. Ancient mesopotamia geography & maps for kids. Mesopotamia briraqwhere is mesopotamia located? ancient history encyclopedia. Mesopotamia briraq
mesopotamia was a historical region situated within the tigris euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of iraq plus kuwait, ancient land occupied all or part that now comprises day countries iraq, iran, syria a

1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and...

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!
Corrections: The Anunnaki are under world judges.
the Igigi help bin the heavens and can be compared to the Eloheim.
Links on the material mentioned here:
Books Mentioned:
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Othershttp://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/0192835890
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/0691035032
Gods , Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0714117056
Recommended:
Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765
Texts mentioned:
The Vision of the Netherworld-
About: http://www.hell-on-line.org/TextsANE.html#The%20Vision%20of%20Kumma
Vision on Enkidu:
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/tab7.htmErra and Ishum epic:
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html
DanielChapter 7:
http://www.truthnet.org/Daniel/Chapter7/
Ezekiel visions:
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
( JPS)
So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
( JPS)
And the form of a hand was put forth, and I was taken by a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
( JPS)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
( JPS)
And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from Me.
( JPS)
Eze_3:12; Eze_3:14; Eze_8:3; Eze_11:1; Eze_11:24;
Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html
Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html
Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm
DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm
"Even so, however, I did not get them away without misadventure. We had with us a certain youth named Elpenor, not very remarkable for sense or courage, who had got drunk and was lying on the house-top away from the rest of the men, to sleep off his liquor in the cool. When he heard the noise of the men bustling about, he jumped up on a sudden and forgot all about coming down by the main staircase, so he tumbled right off the roof and broke his neck, and his soul went down to the house of Hades. -The Odyssey book 10
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.10.x.html
Essay on the demons:
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=384
Extra Credit:
How is the underworld of today viewed as compared to that of Mesopotamia?
What were the Gates of Hell?
What was Christ doing in the underworld?
http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/documents/Christ_in_hell/
What was Ishtar's threat about the release of the Dead and how is this compared to the release of the dead from Hell in the NT texts.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
How do funeral rites compare to that of the last supper in the NT?
What importance was it for the women to anoint Jesus head with oil in light of Mesopotamian theology?
Be sure to see:
Flat EarthBible - EP 2 A word from the bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEWC5gmBpu8

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!
Corrections: The Anunnaki are under world judges.
the Igigi help bin the heavens and can be compared to the Eloheim.
Links on the material mentioned here:
Books Mentioned:
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Othershttp://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/0192835890
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/0691035032
Gods , Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0714117056
Recommended:
Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765
Texts mentioned:
The Vision of the Netherworld-
About: http://www.hell-on-line.org/TextsANE.html#The%20Vision%20of%20Kumma
Vision on Enkidu:
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/tab7.htmErra and Ishum epic:
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html
DanielChapter 7:
http://www.truthnet.org/Daniel/Chapter7/
Ezekiel visions:
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
( JPS)
So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
( JPS)
And the form of a hand was put forth, and I was taken by a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
( JPS)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
( JPS)
And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from Me.
( JPS)
Eze_3:12; Eze_3:14; Eze_8:3; Eze_11:1; Eze_11:24;
Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html
Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html
Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm
DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm
"Even so, however, I did not get them away without misadventure. We had with us a certain youth named Elpenor, not very remarkable for sense or courage, who had got drunk and was lying on the house-top away from the rest of the men, to sleep off his liquor in the cool. When he heard the noise of the men bustling about, he jumped up on a sudden and forgot all about coming down by the main staircase, so he tumbled right off the roof and broke his neck, and his soul went down to the house of Hades. -The Odyssey book 10
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.10.x.html
Essay on the demons:
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=384
Extra Credit:
How is the underworld of today viewed as compared to that of Mesopotamia?
What were the Gates of Hell?
What was Christ doing in the underworld?
http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/documents/Christ_in_hell/
What was Ishtar's threat about the release of the Dead and how is this compared to the release of the dead from Hell in the NT texts.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
How do funeral rites compare to that of the last supper in the NT?
What importance was it for the women to anoint Jesus head with oil in light of Mesopotamian theology?
Be sure to see:
Flat EarthBible - EP 2 A word from the bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEWC5gmBpu8

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times.

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times.

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to being appreciated as works of art. 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm' connects this group of pieces with over sixty modern and contemporary works-paintings, sculptures, engravings, and videos-by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Willi Baumeister, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Le Corbusier. Visitors will experience the powerful impact that these discoveries had on some of the leading figures of twentieth-century art and will be able to follow the traces they left in the development of artistic language from modernity up until today.
https://www.fmirobcn.org/en/exhibitions/5727/sumer-and-the-modern-paradigm

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to being appreciated as works of art. 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm' connects this group of pieces with over sixty modern and contemporary works-paintings, sculptures, engravings, and videos-by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Willi Baumeister, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Le Corbusier. Visitors will experience the powerful impact that these discoveries had on some of the leading figures of twentieth-century art and will be able to follow the traces they left in the development of artistic language from modernity up until today.
https://www.fmirobcn.org/en/exhibitions/5727/sumer-and-the-modern-paradigm

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable village...

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple was built around 2500 B.C. this was when the Sumerian cities were reaching the top of their power and influence. The temple included eight large copper-sheathed lions guarding the entrance. The insides of the temple were decorated with elegant reliefs inlaid with red limestone and mother of pearl.
The remains of a number of simple private houses were also found by Hall and Woolley at Tell-al-Ubaid. Some of the homes were of sun-dried clay bricks and dated from Sumerian times, here is where things get interesting, in the lower levels of the tell, a tell in archeology is an artificial mound formed from continuous staking of remains of people living on the same site for a period of time. They found smaller houses made from reeds that dated from an earlier period. At the lowest level of the site of Ur, Woolley found similar huts, along with primitive pottery. This lead Woolley and his colleagues to conclude that the Sumerian culture came directly after a less developed culture, a culture that most likely made up the first people to settle and grow crops on the southern Mesopotamia plain. The archeologists conceived the term Ubaidian, which was appropriate as it was named from the site Tell al-Ubaid, to describe the new found culture."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/ubaidian-culture-ubaid-roots-mesopotamia-173089
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/70458-ubaidian-culture.html

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple was built around 2500 B.C. this was when the Sumerian cities were reaching the top of their power and influence. The temple included eight large copper-sheathed lions guarding the entrance. The insides of the temple were decorated with elegant reliefs inlaid with red limestone and mother of pearl.
The remains of a number of simple private houses were also found by Hall and Woolley at Tell-al-Ubaid. Some of the homes were of sun-dried clay bricks and dated from Sumerian times, here is where things get interesting, in the lower levels of the tell, a tell in archeology is an artificial mound formed from continuous staking of remains of people living on the same site for a period of time. They found smaller houses made from reeds that dated from an earlier period. At the lowest level of the site of Ur, Woolley found similar huts, along with primitive pottery. This lead Woolley and his colleagues to conclude that the Sumerian culture came directly after a less developed culture, a culture that most likely made up the first people to settle and grow crops on the southern Mesopotamia plain. The archeologists conceived the term Ubaidian, which was appropriate as it was named from the site Tell al-Ubaid, to describe the new found culture."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_(archaeology)
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/64302-tell-al-ubaid.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/ubaidian-culture-ubaid-roots-mesopotamia-173089
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/70458-ubaidian-culture.html

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh.
The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenids and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This GreekPtolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.
The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques, the first known ships,
Egyptian faience and glass technology, new forms of literature, and the earliest known peace treaty with Hittites.
Egypt left a lasting legacy. Its art and architecture were widely copied, and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world. Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travellers and writers for centuries. A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy.

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh.
The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenids and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This GreekPtolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.
The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques, the first known ships,
Egyptian faience and glass technology, new forms of literature, and the earliest known peace treaty with Hittites.
Egypt left a lasting legacy. Its art and architecture were widely copied, and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world. Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travellers and writers for centuries. A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy.

Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in history who used copper tools, they lived in two-storied houses and sat on chairs, while the rest of the world was stuck in the middle of the Stone Age. And they invented writing. oldest copper mines of the world, bake bread using ovens that are 8000 years old.This culture lived 2000 years in peace as an equivalent society. But then, they discovered gold. This marks the end of the Danube Civilization. Warriors from the Russian steppe extinguished this society 6000 years ago. The era of money and power began.The heart of Old Europe was in the lower Danube valley, in contemporary Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Moldova. Old European copper smiths were the most advanced metal artisans in the world. Their intense interest in acquiring copper, Aegean shells, and other rare valuables gave rise to far-reaching trading networks. In their graves, the bodies of Old European chieftains were adorned with pounds of gold and copper ornaments. Their funerals were without parallel in the Near East or Egypt.
An unparalleled introduction to Old Europe's cultural, technological, and artistic legacy,For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5000 B.C., they farmed and built sizable towns, a few with as many as 10,000 dwellings. They mastered large-scale copper smelting, the new technology of the age. Their graves held an impressive array of exquisite headdresses and necklaces and, in one cemetery, the earliest major assemblage of gold artifacts to be found anywhere in the world.
The striking designs of their pottery speak of the refinement of the culture's visual language. Until recent discoveries, the most intriguing artifacts were the ubiquitous terracotta "goddess" figurines, originally interpreted as evidence of the spiritual and political power of women in society.
At its peak, around 4500 B.C., said David W. Anthony, the exhibition's guest curator, "Old Europe was among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced places in the world" and was developing "many of the political, technological and ideological signs of civilization." Admiring the colorful ceramics, Dr. Bagnall, a specialist in Egyptian archaeology, remarked that at the time "Egyptians were certainly not making pottery like this.
The story now emerging is of pioneer farmers after about 6200 B.C. moving north into Old Europe from Greece and Macedonia, bringing wheat and barley seeds and domesticated cattle and sheep. They established colonies along the Black Sea and in the river plains and hills, and these evolved into related but somewhat distinct cultures, archaeologists have learned. The settlements maintained close contact through networks of trade in copper and gold and also shared patterns of ceramics.
The Spondylus shell from the Aegean Sea was a special item of trade. Perhaps the shells, used in pendants and bracelets, were symbols of their Aegean ancestors. Other scholars view such long-distance acquisitions as being motivated in part by ideology in which goods are not commodities in the modern sense but rather "valuables," symbols of status and recognition.

The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in history who used copper tools, they lived in two-storied houses and sat on chairs, while the rest of the world was stuck in the middle of the Stone Age. And they invented writing. oldest copper mines of the world, bake bread using ovens that are 8000 years old.This culture lived 2000 years in peace as an equivalent society. But then, they discovered gold. This marks the end of the Danube Civilization. Warriors from the Russian steppe extinguished this society 6000 years ago. The era of money and power began.The heart of Old Europe was in the lower Danube valley, in contemporary Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Moldova. Old European copper smiths were the most advanced metal artisans in the world. Their intense interest in acquiring copper, Aegean shells, and other rare valuables gave rise to far-reaching trading networks. In their graves, the bodies of Old European chieftains were adorned with pounds of gold and copper ornaments. Their funerals were without parallel in the Near East or Egypt.
An unparalleled introduction to Old Europe's cultural, technological, and artistic legacy,For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5000 B.C., they farmed and built sizable towns, a few with as many as 10,000 dwellings. They mastered large-scale copper smelting, the new technology of the age. Their graves held an impressive array of exquisite headdresses and necklaces and, in one cemetery, the earliest major assemblage of gold artifacts to be found anywhere in the world.
The striking designs of their pottery speak of the refinement of the culture's visual language. Until recent discoveries, the most intriguing artifacts were the ubiquitous terracotta "goddess" figurines, originally interpreted as evidence of the spiritual and political power of women in society.
At its peak, around 4500 B.C., said David W. Anthony, the exhibition's guest curator, "Old Europe was among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced places in the world" and was developing "many of the political, technological and ideological signs of civilization." Admiring the colorful ceramics, Dr. Bagnall, a specialist in Egyptian archaeology, remarked that at the time "Egyptians were certainly not making pottery like this.
The story now emerging is of pioneer farmers after about 6200 B.C. moving north into Old Europe from Greece and Macedonia, bringing wheat and barley seeds and domesticated cattle and sheep. They established colonies along the Black Sea and in the river plains and hills, and these evolved into related but somewhat distinct cultures, archaeologists have learned. The settlements maintained close contact through networks of trade in copper and gold and also shared patterns of ceramics.
The Spondylus shell from the Aegean Sea was a special item of trade. Perhaps the shells, used in pendants and bracelets, were symbols of their Aegean ancestors. Other scholars view such long-distance acquisitions as being motivated in part by ideology in which goods are not commodities in the modern sense but rather "valuables," symbols of status and recognition.

Laws of Mesopotamia SONG by Jack Williams and Sam Iannone

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do s...

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do so X2
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
People, this picture wasn’t a fail
I said people, made hammurabi prevail
I said people, the sun god gave him the scale
Of all the laws to go follow
People, don’t hurt the higher class
You’ll get beat up, you’ll get thrown on the grass
But you can hurt the lower classes
Punishments are worse for them
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
The laws of Mesopotamia!
Works Cited
"Ancient Mesopotamia." : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.
"The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi." The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
History.com Staff. "Hammurabi." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do so X2
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
People, this picture wasn’t a fail
I said people, made hammurabi prevail
I said people, the sun god gave him the scale
Of all the laws to go follow
People, don’t hurt the higher class
You’ll get beat up, you’ll get thrown on the grass
But you can hurt the lower classes
Punishments are worse for them
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
The laws of Mesopotamia!
Works Cited
"Ancient Mesopotamia." : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.
"The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi." The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
History.com Staff. "Hammurabi." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.

Ishtar, Descent To The Underworld. Ishtar was believed to be the daughter of the Anunnaki Anu, the god of the sky in the ancient mystery of Babylonian mythology. Although Ishtar was widely venerated, Ishtar was particularly worshipped in the Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of ancient Assyria and in the south Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Ishtar 's mystery and the descent were closely associated with lions and with the eight-pointed star, which was often used as one of Ishtar's symbols. In the Babylonian mythology or pantheon, Ishtar "was the ancient divine personification of the planet Venus." A descent to the Underworld imminent for the ancient Ishtar. Felix Guirand refers to Ishtar's holy city Uruk as the "town of the sacred courtesans" and to Ishtar herself as the "courtesan of the gods." During the Akkadian Period, Ishtar was often depicted as a heavily armed ancient warrior goddess from Babylonian mythology, frequently accompanied by lions, which were among the many mystery symbols Ishtar adopted from the Sumerian goddess Inanna. In ancient Mesopotamian iconography, the most common symbol of Ishtar is the ancient eight-pointed star, though the exact number of points sometimes varies. Ishtar and her descent to the underworld is very interesting. The ancient mystery of the mysterious Six-pointed stars also occur frequently, but their symbolic meaning is unknown. The eight-pointed star was originally associated with Inanna and seems to have originally borne a general association with the heavens, but, by the ancient Babylonian Period, it had come to be specifically associated with the planet Venus, with which Ishtar was identified and the goddess known as Ishtar. Babylonian mythology was greatly influenced by their Sumerian mythology counterparts and was written on clay tablets inscribed with the cuneiform script derived from Sumerian cuneiform. The myths were usually either written in Sumerian or Akkadian. Some Babylonian mythology texts were even translations into Akkadian from the Sumerian language of earlier texts, though the names of some deities were changed in Babylonian texts. An ancient mystery of it's own, Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures including the Anunnaki gods. These stories served many social, political, ceremonial purposes, and at times tried to explain natural phenomena.watch video for more information on Ishtar the mother goddess and the descent to the Underworld from Babylonian mythology at ancient mystery on youtube.
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“shores of Avalon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ishtar, Descent To The Underworld. Ishtar was believed to be the daughter of the Anunnaki Anu, the god of the sky in the ancient mystery of Babylonian mythology. Although Ishtar was widely venerated, Ishtar was particularly worshipped in the Upper Mesopotamian kingdom of ancient Assyria and in the south Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Ishtar 's mystery and the descent were closely associated with lions and with the eight-pointed star, which was often used as one of Ishtar's symbols. In the Babylonian mythology or pantheon, Ishtar "was the ancient divine personification of the planet Venus." A descent to the Underworld imminent for the ancient Ishtar. Felix Guirand refers to Ishtar's holy city Uruk as the "town of the sacred courtesans" and to Ishtar herself as the "courtesan of the gods." During the Akkadian Period, Ishtar was often depicted as a heavily armed ancient warrior goddess from Babylonian mythology, frequently accompanied by lions, which were among the many mystery symbols Ishtar adopted from the Sumerian goddess Inanna. In ancient Mesopotamian iconography, the most common symbol of Ishtar is the ancient eight-pointed star, though the exact number of points sometimes varies. Ishtar and her descent to the underworld is very interesting. The ancient mystery of the mysterious Six-pointed stars also occur frequently, but their symbolic meaning is unknown. The eight-pointed star was originally associated with Inanna and seems to have originally borne a general association with the heavens, but, by the ancient Babylonian Period, it had come to be specifically associated with the planet Venus, with which Ishtar was identified and the goddess known as Ishtar. Babylonian mythology was greatly influenced by their Sumerian mythology counterparts and was written on clay tablets inscribed with the cuneiform script derived from Sumerian cuneiform. The myths were usually either written in Sumerian or Akkadian. Some Babylonian mythology texts were even translations into Akkadian from the Sumerian language of earlier texts, though the names of some deities were changed in Babylonian texts. An ancient mystery of it's own, Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures including the Anunnaki gods. These stories served many social, political, ceremonial purposes, and at times tried to explain natural phenomena.watch video for more information on Ishtar the mother goddess and the descent to the Underworld from Babylonian mythology at ancient mystery on youtube.
PhotoCredits:
387px-Ishtar_Eshnunna_Louvre_AO12456-CCA by SA 2.5-by-Marie-Lan Nguyen-
489px-Cylinder_seal_lions_Louvre_MNB1167_n2-CCA by SA 3.0 unported-by-Marie-Lan Nguyen-
An_angel_leading_a_soul_into_hell._Oil_painting_by_a_followe_Wellcome_L0030887-United states public domain tag-
angel-1284369__340-CCO-
angel-1612162_960_720-cco-
Chaos_Monster_and_Sun_God-United States public domain tag-
fantasy-2437944__340-CCO-
Great-Mother-Goddess-public domain-
Gustave_Moreau_A_aparição-United States public domain tag-
Ishtar-1876-Gustave-Moreau-public domain-.jpg-large-
Lucas_Cranach_-_Der_Jungbrunnen_G-emäldegalerie_Berlin-public domain
man-2395909_960_720-CCO-
Michael_Pacher_004-public domain-
nebula-2273069__340-CCO_
Music credit
“shores of Avalon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
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Upper and Lower Egypt

hey there today i talk about in a short video of Upper and Lower Egypt in history... music for the intro is by the permission i can use of :Derek Fiechter
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hey there today i talk about in a short video of Upper and Lower Egypt in history... music for the intro is by the permission i can use of :Derek Fiechter
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Mesopotamian Water Crisis

A movie on the Mesopotamian water crisis. Keep annotations on, and keep your quality at 360p. Thanks and enjoy! Leave a like! Keep the comments appropriate! {Cl...

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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about...

In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.
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In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green.
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Ancient Mesopotamia - The Sumerians - Full Documentary

Mesopotamia is considered the cradle, or beginning, of civilization. Here large cities lined the rivers and many advances took place. Mesopotamia at first glance does not look like an ideal place for a civilization to flourish. It is hot and very dry. There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created an annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year. This is why Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent, an area of land in the Middle East that is rich in fertile soil and crescent-shaped.
The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

Where Is The Mesopotamia Located?

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1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may...

1.3 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

Examples of visions of the afterlife in Mesopotamian literature.
If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!
Corrections: The Anunnaki are under world judges.
the Igigi help bin the heavens and can be compared to the Eloheim.
Links on the material mentioned here:
Books Mentioned:
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Othershttp://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/0192835890
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/0691035032
Gods , Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0714117056
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Before The Muses: An Anthology Of Akkadian Literature
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Muses-Anthology-Akkadian-Literature/dp/1883053765
Texts mentioned:
The Vision of the Netherworld-
About: http://www.hell-on-line.org/TextsANE.html#The%20Vision%20of%20Kumma
Vision on Enkidu:
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/tab7.htmErra and Ishum epic:
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html
DanielChapter 7:
http://www.truthnet.org/Daniel/Chapter7/
Ezekiel visions:
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
( JPS)
So a spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
( JPS)
And the form of a hand was put forth, and I was taken by a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
( JPS)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
( JPS)
And a spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from Me.
( JPS)
Eze_3:12; Eze_3:14; Eze_8:3; Eze_11:1; Eze_11:24;
Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html
Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html
Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm
Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm
DESCENT OF THE GODDESS ISHTAR INTO THE LOWER WORLD
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm
"Even so, however, I did not get them away without misadventure. We had with us a certain youth named Elpenor, not very remarkable for sense or courage, who had got drunk and was lying on the house-top away from the rest of the men, to sleep off his liquor in the cool. When he heard the noise of the men bustling about, he jumped up on a sudden and forgot all about coming down by the main staircase, so he tumbled right off the roof and broke his neck, and his soul went down to the house of Hades. -The Odyssey book 10
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.10.x.html
Essay on the demons:
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=384
Extra Credit:
How is the underworld of today viewed as compared to that of Mesopotamia?
What were the Gates of Hell?
What was Christ doing in the underworld?
http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/documents/Christ_in_hell/
What was Ishtar's threat about the release of the Dead and how is this compared to the release of the dead from Hell in the NT texts.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
How do funeral rites compare to that of the last supper in the NT?
What importance was it for the women to anoint Jesus head with oil in light of Mesopotamian theology?
Be sure to see:
Flat EarthBible - EP 2 A word from the bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEWC5gmBpu8

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History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation...

History of Mesopotamia - LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA

LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA - The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization.
The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Uruk period, from c. 5300 BC onward; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times.

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Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm', an exhibition that explor...

Sumer and the Modern Paradigm

The Fundació Joan Miró presents 'Sumer and the ModernParadigm', an exhibition that explores the attraction and influence that the arts of Lower Mesopotamia exerted on some of the leading artists of the twentieth century.
The exhibition, sponsored by the BBVAFoundation and curated by PedroAzara, takes as its point of departure the important archaeological findings excavated from sites in what is currently southern Iraq during the interwar period. With some fifteen of these relevant ancient objects from the most prominent public and private collections in Europe, and over one hundred documents, including photographs, books, catalogues and magazines, the exhibition reconstructs the fascinating process these archaeological remains underwent from being perceived as ethnographic artefacts to being appreciated as works of art. 'Sumer and the Modern Paradigm' connects this group of pieces with over sixty modern and contemporary works-paintings, sculptures, engravings, and videos-by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Willi Baumeister, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Le Corbusier. Visitors will experience the powerful impact that these discoveries had on some of the leading figures of twentieth-century art and will be able to follow the traces they left in the development of artistic language from modernity up until today.
https://www.fmirobcn.org/en/exhibitions/5727/sumer-and-the-modern-paradigm

Mesopotamia: The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.)

The Ubaid Period is a time in Mesopotamia before the great Sumerian cities. The Ubaidians were very important as they established the first identifiable villages in the region.
"Tell AL-Ubaid was a site of a flourishing Sumerian town located along the Euphrates River around 6 km northwest of the large city of Ur. H.R.Hall, an English archaeologist discovered Tell al-Ubaid in 1918 and began basic excavations at the site the year after. In 1923 to 1924 more detailed investigations took place by the well-known Assyriologist Charles Leonard Woolley during the same period of time he was first exploring the city of Ur which was nearby. The biggest discovery at Tell al Ubaid was a temple devoted to Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of childbirth and divine protector of wild animals. The Temple was built around 2500 B.C. this was when the Sumerian cities were reaching the top of their power and influence. The temple included eight large copper-sheathed lions guarding the entrance. The insides of the temple were decorated with elegant reliefs inlaid with red limestone and mother of pearl.
The remains of a number of simple private houses were also found by Hall and Woolley at Tell-al-Ubaid. Some of the homes were of sun-dried clay bricks and dated from Sumerian times, here is where things get interesting, in the lower levels of the tell, a tell in archeology is an artificial mound formed from continuous staking of remains of people living on the same site for a period of time. They found smaller houses made from reeds that dated from an earlier period. At the lowest level of the site of Ur, Woolley found similar huts, along with primitive pottery. This lead Woolley and his colleagues to conclude that the Sumerian culture came directly after a less developed culture, a culture that most likely made up the first people to settle and grow crops on the southern Mesopotamia plain. The archeologists conceived the term Ubaidian, which was appropriate as it was named from the site Tell al-Ubaid, to describe the new found culture."
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_(archaeology)
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/64302-tell-al-ubaid.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/ubaidian-culture-ubaid-roots-mesopotamia-173089
http://www.worldhistory.biz/ancient-history/70458-ubaidian-culture.html

6:18

Ancient Egyptian Civilization & Arts

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the l...

Ancient Egyptian Civilization & Arts

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh.
The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Achaemenids and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This GreekPtolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.
The many achievements of the ancient Egyptians include the quarrying, surveying and construction techniques that facilitated the building of monumental pyramids, temples, and obelisks; a system of mathematics, a practical and effective system of medicine, irrigation systems and agricultural production techniques, the first known ships,
Egyptian faience and glass technology, new forms of literature, and the earliest known peace treaty with Hittites.
Egypt left a lasting legacy. Its art and architecture were widely copied, and its antiquities carried off to far corners of the world. Its monumental ruins have inspired the imaginations of travellers and writers for centuries. A new-found respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy.

Ulrike Steinert, Research Associate, Babylonian Medicine, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität BerlinThe human body has not changed significantly during recorded history–we share sensory faculties, metabolism, sexuality, aging, and mortality with even our distant ancestors. Concepts of body and self, on the other hand, evolve as cultural and historical constructs that vary widely between time and place. Drawing upon ancient texts and visual representations, Ulrike Steinert will discuss how categories of “body” and “mind” were construed in Mesopotamia more than three thousand years ago and will consider social aspects of the body at the intersection of cultural norms, ideals, and gender.
Recorded 9/19/2017

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Sumer Meaning

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to...

Sumer Meaning

Video shows what Sumer means. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.. Sumer Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Sumer. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

7:29

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The European Cradle. Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high...

The Old Europe: Danube Valley Civilization (5000-3500 BC)

The EuropeanCradle. Old Europe: Danube ValleyCivilization 5000 - 3500 BC. The first high culture in the world originated in the Balkans, Europe
Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower DanubeValley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. Old Europe was among the most culturally rich regions in the world. Its inhabitants lived in prosperous agricultural towns. The ubiquitous goddess figurines found in their houses and shrines have triggered intense debates about women's roles.
The people of this region founded new settlements in the Danube Valley. Scientists call this society Danube Civilization. This people were the first in history who used copper tools, they lived in two-storied houses and sat on chairs, while the rest of the world was stuck in the middle of the Stone Age. And they invented writing. oldest copper mines of the world, bake bread using ovens that are 8000 years old.This culture lived 2000 years in peace as an equivalent society. But then, they discovered gold. This marks the end of the Danube Civilization. Warriors from the Russian steppe extinguished this society 6000 years ago. The era of money and power began.The heart of Old Europe was in the lower Danube valley, in contemporary Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Moldova. Old European copper smiths were the most advanced metal artisans in the world. Their intense interest in acquiring copper, Aegean shells, and other rare valuables gave rise to far-reaching trading networks. In their graves, the bodies of Old European chieftains were adorned with pounds of gold and copper ornaments. Their funerals were without parallel in the Near East or Egypt.
An unparalleled introduction to Old Europe's cultural, technological, and artistic legacy,For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5000 B.C., they farmed and built sizable towns, a few with as many as 10,000 dwellings. They mastered large-scale copper smelting, the new technology of the age. Their graves held an impressive array of exquisite headdresses and necklaces and, in one cemetery, the earliest major assemblage of gold artifacts to be found anywhere in the world.
The striking designs of their pottery speak of the refinement of the culture's visual language. Until recent discoveries, the most intriguing artifacts were the ubiquitous terracotta "goddess" figurines, originally interpreted as evidence of the spiritual and political power of women in society.
At its peak, around 4500 B.C., said David W. Anthony, the exhibition's guest curator, "Old Europe was among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced places in the world" and was developing "many of the political, technological and ideological signs of civilization." Admiring the colorful ceramics, Dr. Bagnall, a specialist in Egyptian archaeology, remarked that at the time "Egyptians were certainly not making pottery like this.
The story now emerging is of pioneer farmers after about 6200 B.C. moving north into Old Europe from Greece and Macedonia, bringing wheat and barley seeds and domesticated cattle and sheep. They established colonies along the Black Sea and in the river plains and hills, and these evolved into related but somewhat distinct cultures, archaeologists have learned. The settlements maintained close contact through networks of trade in copper and gold and also shared patterns of ceramics.
The Spondylus shell from the Aegean Sea was a special item of trade. Perhaps the shells, used in pendants and bracelets, were symbols of their Aegean ancestors. Other scholars view such long-distance acquisitions as being motivated in part by ideology in which goods are not commodities in the modern sense but rather "valuables," symbols of status and recognition.

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Music by VANGELIS - Procession

VANGELIS - Procession
Ew Records -1990 - The City
Babylon was an ancient city of Lower Mes...

Laws of Mesopotamia SONG by Jack Williams and Sam Iannone

lyrics:
People, there’s new laws in this town
You’ll obey them, or you’ll wear a big frown
You’ll get punished, and you might even drown
Hammurabi said to do so X2
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
People, this picture wasn’t a fail
I said people, made hammurabi prevail
I said people, the sun god gave him the scale
Of all the laws to go follow
People, don’t hurt the higher class
You’ll get beat up, you’ll get thrown on the grass
But you can hurt the lower classes
Punishments are worse for them
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
There are two-eighty-two laws to pick and choose
Follow them or get abused
The laws of Mesopotamia!
The laws of Mesopotamia!
It was a batch of laws
At the top of them was
A picture with no flaws
The laws of Mesopotamia!
Works Cited
"Ancient Mesopotamia." : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.
"The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi." The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
History.com Staff. "Hammurabi." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2016.

Gordon Gekko, the fictitious corporate raider so memorably personified by Michael Douglas in Wall Street, lectured an assemblage of investors and flaccid board members with this eye-opening burst of insight.. The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good ... That its unchecked bacchanalia came to a juddering halt in Mesopotamia has bedeviled the plutocrats at the helm of the global capitalism....

GEMINI (May 21-June 20).. Now is a favorable time to worship at the shrine of your own intuition. It's a ripe moment to boost your faith in your intuition's wild and holy powers ... So be bold about calling on your gut wisdom, Gemini. Use it to track down the tricky, elusive truths that have previously been unavailable to you ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The Aries poet Anna Kamieńska described the process of writing as akin to “the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine; in total darkness, beneath the earth.” Whether or not you’re a writer, I’m guessing that your life might have felt like that recently ...That’s the tough news ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

ARIES (March 21–April 19). The Aries poet Anna Kamienska described the process of writing as akin to "the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine, in total darkness, beneath the earth." Whether or not you're a writer, I'm guessing that your life might have felt like that recently ...That's the tough news ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

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Gordon Gekko, the fictitious corporate raider so memorably personified by Michael Douglas in Wall Street, lectured an assemblage of investors and flaccid board members with this eye-opening burst of insight.. The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good ... That its unchecked bacchanalia came to a juddering halt in Mesopotamia has bedeviled the plutocrats at the helm of the global capitalism....

GEMINI (May 21-June 20).. Now is a favorable time to worship at the shrine of your own intuition. It's a ripe moment to boost your faith in your intuition's wild and holy powers ... So be bold about calling on your gut wisdom, Gemini. Use it to track down the tricky, elusive truths that have previously been unavailable to you ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The Aries poet Anna Kamieńska described the process of writing as akin to “the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine; in total darkness, beneath the earth.” Whether or not you’re a writer, I’m guessing that your life might have felt like that recently ...That’s the tough news ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

ARIES (March 21–April 19). The Aries poet Anna Kamienska described the process of writing as akin to "the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine, in total darkness, beneath the earth." Whether or not you're a writer, I'm guessing that your life might have felt like that recently ...That's the tough news ... From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people....

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Tania Wisbar has fond memories of Buffalo after being invited here by JonathanSanger, one of the producers of the major motion picture, Marshall, when it was being filmed here two years ago ... Jonathan Sanger ... Wisbar ... It will be directed by Buffalo native, Frank A. Rossi ... through June 23 ... THE COMPANY ... She has produced “Curse of Mesopotamia,” the first English genre film to come out of the Middle East, featuring an international cast ... Mr ... ....

There have been many tales told over why America and its gang of bros invaded Iraq. Weapons of mass destruction, oil, to show the world how big and righteous their dick is—forget all that, the reason is stargates. Yup, stargates ... To begin we're going to need to go way back in time and talk about the Sumerians, who lived in ancient Mesopotamia, an area that covers a portion of modern day Iraq ... I reached out to Dr ... Yup, super cool ... ....

It’s college commencement time, and the question is the future of the graduates, whether we will have “capable and cultivated human beings” making this a better America, or something else ... It is Humanities 110, which, with a number of different lecturers, focused on ancient texts of the Greek and Roman civilizations, Mesopotamia, Persia and the Judeo-Christian tradition ... The protestors weren’t shy. They broke up lectures ... ....

It’s college commencement time, and the question is the future of the graduates, whether we will have “capable and cultivated human beings” making this a better America, or something else ... It is Humanities 110, which, with a number of different lecturers, focused on ancient texts of the Greek and Roman civilizations, Mesopotamia, Persia and the Judeo-Christian tradition ... The protestors weren’t shy. They broke up lectures ... ....

Have you ever heard someone say, “Prove it?” Periodically in our lives, God says that to us. He chooses to prove us, in order to get to the heart of the matter—how we really feel and what we really stand for. It all started back in Exodus... He had ordered them to observe the Sabbath day by not working ... Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia ... ....